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Volume 55 No. 48
Centra! Michigan University/ Mt Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Monday, January 27, 1975
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Student organizations
cut semester projects
by ANDREE LANGLAIS
CM LIFE Reporter
Due to the decrease in funds
allocated in November to student
organizations, many organizational
leaders now are eliminating and
reducing some of their programs.
According to Rose Ratkov,
Program Board (PB) coordinator,
$17,220, 48 per cent of PB's request
already has been spent.
"Although it is unfair to pass
along the cost of programs to the
students, charging admission is one
alternative source of funding our
activities," Ratkov, Roseville senior,
said.
"We have contacted outside
promoters and the Michigan Council
of Arts to help pay the cost for
Ten pay agency shop fee
ore faculty members join union
1-1 i * t \W 1 _ _ _ A -. A. _ .1.
by STEVE MOP.SE
• LIFE Managing Editor
Membership of the Faculty
Lsociation (FA) is approaching "an
Jportant landmark," according to
President Robert Clason,
The membership figures,
[leased by Clason Sunday, show 268
bmbers have joined the union,
hile 10 have opted to pay the
[proximately $150 agency shop fee.
le total CMU faculty bargaining
fit is 587, according to Clason. .
The agency shop fee as provided
[the contract ratified and signed in
|ptember requires all members' of
; bargaining unit to join the union
[pay a fee equivalent of union dues.
But the union has had trouble
[llecting the fee.
The Free Faculty, a group led
George Stengren, John Hepler
Id Paul Spece, has opposed the
■lection of the agency shop fee and
lesently is appealing a Michigan
nployment Relations Commission
lERC) dismissal of petitions calling
for an election to see if the FA should
remain the faculty bargaining .agent.
Stengren, chairman of the
Philosophy Department; Hepler,
professor of English and Spece,
chairman of the Accounting
Department, collected 306 faculty
member signatures and believe
there should be an election because
more than half the faculty has expressed the desire to vote.
The University also filed an
appeal of the MERC decision and
believes the matter should come to a
vote.
However, with the FA membership figures approaching the
majority mark the situation could
change since both appeals are based
on the fact that more than half the
faculty want an election.
Clason believes once the FA
• obtains a majority of the faculty
things should be different, at least he
hopes it.will. "The people who have
joined have joined because they had
to," Clason said. "The more people
on the inside:
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who join the more pressure there
will be to collect the agency shop
fee."
"The pressure to collect," he
continued, "is even stronger from
the new members."
"I think when we get to the
halfway mark," Clason said, "it will
have a big psychological effect."
However, Stengren believes the
majority of the faculty still want an
election.
"An increase in membership_
does not mean an increase in
loyalty," he said. "I rather doubt
people who have just joined are
enthusiastic supporters of the
Faculty Association or they would
have joined before,"
"The only way to settle the '
situation is with a secret ballot
election and see just how many
people wish to continue their
relationship with the Faculty
Association."
Stengren pointed to instances
where the FA had discredited itself
and cited the pending suit against
Katherine Ux for not joining the
union or paying its agency shop fee.
He also said the FA's affiliation with
the Michigan Education Association
(MEA) is not a credit.
He pointed to the instance
where MEA affiliate in West
Bloom field voted not to allow
Central student teachers in their
district. "This is monstrous,"
Stengren said. "It seems to me to be
a purely selfish and shortsighted
move. It's ridiculous to think they
(the student teachers) could move
into their jobs."
"I think it just illustrates the
mentality that permeates the
leadership Of the MEA," he added.
"Until they (the FA) disaffiliate with
MEA, I have no intention of joining
the outfit."
Clason, on the other hand,
pointed out the action was not an
MEA move, but done on the local
union's own initiative.
Although the FA hasn't taken
an official stand on the matter,
Clason said it will be brought up at
the FA's executive board meeting
tonight at 7:30 in the MEA building.
special programs," she added.
Eliminated from FB's plans this
semester include 'the Miss CMU
Pageant and Humanities Week.
Associated Women Students'
President Nancy Tooley, claims low-
budget programs remain stagnant,
preventing the initiation of new
activities.
"We have a budget we can work
with, but our programs will not be as
elaborate and we will need more
money for special projects," Tooley,
Mt. Pleasant sophomore, said.
AWS has cut out its trip to the
AWS National Convention in Salt
Lake City, Utah, this March.
"This will really hurt us because
the CMU Chapter of AWS always
has been known as leaders on the
floor at these conventions," stressed
Tooley.
Student Government (SG)
received 55 per cent of the
allocations requested and,' according
to Charles Korn, Student Assembly
treasurer, each executive department (Legal Aid, Center for
Educational Reform. Tenant's Union
and Legislative Affairs) had to cut at
least one major project from their
programs.
"IF STUDENTS want to get
strongly involved in these
organizations, they've got to find
alternate ways of funding their
programs and receive an education
at the same time," Korn, Traverse
City freshman, said.
Korn argues student
organizations must bring their
expectations down as everybody else
does during an economic recession.
The Volunteer Organization
Council (VOC) which received a 65
per cent cut in its budget now has
run out of money, according to Linda
Wilson, VOC coordinator.
"We are looking for alternate
•ways to raise the money needed for
our program, but we don't know how
at this time," Wilson, Drayton
Plains, junior, said.
Wilson believes budget cuts
were done without sufficient
research because the value of
volunteer programs are not e£sy to
measure.
"We put in a request for our
phone bill two months ago and we
still haven't received any," she said.
"We've also been forced to take
money from our machine repairs
budget to help pay for programs,"
Wilson claimed.
According to John Sydor, VOC
co-coordinator, the Ionia State
Hospital Volunteers, the Chippewa
Big Brother and Big Sister
Programs, Volunteers for Youth and
Intermediate Tutoring now "are
broke.
Sharon McLoud, coordinator of
Womens' Health and Information
Project (WHIP) was satisfied with
the allocation her group received.
WHIP, which received 90 per cent of
what they requested, plans to expand its self-help program, rap
groups and baby sitting service.
VIRGIL LEONE, president of
Gay Liberation was disappointed
about the 80 per cent cut in his
budget request. Now, too much time
will be spent on digging up money
rather than for educational purposes, he said.
Gay Liberation is confronted
with costs for advertising, starting a
newsletter and building up its
library, Leone said.
"We are more concerned with
just breaking even to keep servicing
the students, rather than making a
profit," he said.
"We overspent our allocations,
but were able to balance our budget
through donations, dues and fees,"
he added.
CMU student teachers
take new assignments
by SALLY O'CONNELL
CM LIFE Reporter
Two Central student teachers,
not accepted into the West
Bloomfield School District, have
beeh relocated in other districts.
ew student body president
lo stress information flow
Plans to make Student
Ivernment more open, with
[onger leadership and information
were outlined by Bill Pilchak,
|dent body president.
Pilchak, Warren senior, became
|sident after Jeff Frary, Mt.
easant senior, resigned last
Jcember. Vice president Julius
■Daniels, Detroit sophomore, also
jigned in December, leaving both
|cutive positions open.
According-to the constitution,
udent Assembly's Speaker,
Pilchak, andlSpeaker-pro-tem, David
Niven, Niles senior, advanced to
president and vice president
respectively.
' Involved in Student Government since 1973, Pilchakserved as a
student senator (representatives
served in the Student Senate before
the constitutional revision of April
1974 which changed the student
representative body to the^ Student
Assembly).
PILCHAK SERVED on the
Funding Review Committee (FRO
"They are alt turning
us. We hold the
\ossibility of being'the
t'rst unionized campus; \
fe could become
Naders"- Bill Pilchak, *
(ew student body
president
BUI Pilchak
last semester. All student
organizational budgets were submitted to the FRC for review and
revision before being sent to the
second stage, of the funding process.
Pilchak says his experience on
the FRC qualifies him to work on
plans for a Student Association at
Central, Presentation of a Student
Association constitution for student
approval is planned for the April
election.
Student Government was
subject to numerous resignations
last semester, and Pilchak will
recommend replacements to the
Student Assembly to fill vacancies.
Pilchak said revision: has to come
from the president. •
"Frary never divided the power,
Julius didn't have anything to do last
semester. Daye (Niven), as vice
president will have definite
respbhsibilities," Pilchak said,.
Niven will correspond with
other universities across the nation
concerning the Student Association
and progress made by other campuses and Central.
"They are all turning to us. We
hold the possibility of being the first
unionized campus; we Could become
leaders," Pilchak said.
NIVENl WILL WORK with the
Assembly on legislation and keep it
informed on what is going on with
the president and other committees.
"Frary never brought anything
back to the Assembly," Pilchak said,
noting the representatives rarely
knew what was going on. There was
no feedback. "When progress was
made there was no where to go with
the results."
By keeping everyone informed
and relaying resolutions and results
to. the administration, Pilchak sees
Student Government as more effective.
Niven will work to coordinate
committees and keep in touch with
them, another means of open
communication. Niven will also be
office manager, Pilchak said.
The policy, set by Frary last
semester, that all information going
out to the media must be cleared
With Niven first, will be dropped by
Pilchak.
"Students will Have able
leadership for at least one more
year, if they can pull it out," Pilchak
said. "Chuck Korn, Student
Government treasurer and Rob
McDonald (Program Board member)
are potential leaders."
Charles Pisoni, assistant to the
director of student teaching, said the
students were placed in Waterford
Township schools and at Bloomfield
Hills Andover High School by Allen
Ellsberg, coordinator in that area.
The two students lost their
placements because of a teachers'
union vote not to accept student
teachers aB a job preservation
measure.
Teachers' union president.
Suzanne Smith said the vote
resulted from the Crestwood School
District situation, where non-union
teachers replaced striking union
teachers.
Of the two students who were
allowed by their cooperating
teachers to remain in West
Bloomfield, one still remains there,
while the other has cancelled and is
back on campus, Pisoni said.
v
The fact the students had to be
relocated was not a new problem,
Pisoni said. Student teachers often
have to be relocated in instances
where the cooperating teacher does
not return to' school or the student
teacher does not properly fit the
assignment.
The student teachers had been'
approved by the Board of Education
and the school principal, Pisoni said,
but the final decision is made by the
teacher discretion.
PB confirms
Dean lecture
John W. Dean Ill's scheduled Feb. 6 appearance in Rose Center at
8 p.m. has been confirmed by Rob MacDonald, cultural arts chairman of
Program Board (PB). ■ /
According to MacDonald; all confirming telegrams and contracts
between PB and the American Program Bureau, which handles Dean s
lecture tour, were received Jan, 23 and preparation for Deans arrival
fa iiTtdd*WciV
"THERE WILL be nospecial treatment for Dean," MacDonald
said. "He'll be treated just like any other guest speaker, along with the
normal security measures" which are taken for controversial speakers.
SECURITY precautions for Dean's lecture include two not control
Public Safety officers and several PB marshalls. ■
Deaft, whose June, 1973 testimony before Senator Sam Ervins
Watergate Investigation Committee was instrumental in the conviction of key people in former President Richard M. Nixon,s administration, recently was pardoned from the prison by Chief U.S.
District Court Judge John J. Sirica.
Dean's appearance is co-sponsored by PB, Student Government,
and the Office of University Events.x '
A $1 admission charge for students and ^non-students will be
charged,
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proposed •
'Roup's on
as tight as •]
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p will have
their own
ough," he
Park junior
nefit large
r ones need
laybe there
e who'll pay
smaller
often ar?
atkov says
! non-profit
-businesses
gth, voice at
• VI
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■ •_».
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Volume 55 No. 48
Centra! Michigan University/ Mt Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Monday, January 27, 1975
W
1*
is*f.#
Student organizations
cut semester projects
by ANDREE LANGLAIS
CM LIFE Reporter
Due to the decrease in funds
allocated in November to student
organizations, many organizational
leaders now are eliminating and
reducing some of their programs.
According to Rose Ratkov,
Program Board (PB) coordinator,
$17,220, 48 per cent of PB's request
already has been spent.
"Although it is unfair to pass
along the cost of programs to the
students, charging admission is one
alternative source of funding our
activities," Ratkov, Roseville senior,
said.
"We have contacted outside
promoters and the Michigan Council
of Arts to help pay the cost for
Ten pay agency shop fee
ore faculty members join union
1-1 i * t \W 1 _ _ _ A -. A. _ .1.
by STEVE MOP.SE
• LIFE Managing Editor
Membership of the Faculty
Lsociation (FA) is approaching "an
Jportant landmark," according to
President Robert Clason,
The membership figures,
[leased by Clason Sunday, show 268
bmbers have joined the union,
hile 10 have opted to pay the
[proximately $150 agency shop fee.
le total CMU faculty bargaining
fit is 587, according to Clason. .
The agency shop fee as provided
[the contract ratified and signed in
|ptember requires all members' of
; bargaining unit to join the union
[pay a fee equivalent of union dues.
But the union has had trouble
[llecting the fee.
The Free Faculty, a group led
George Stengren, John Hepler
Id Paul Spece, has opposed the
■lection of the agency shop fee and
lesently is appealing a Michigan
nployment Relations Commission
lERC) dismissal of petitions calling
for an election to see if the FA should
remain the faculty bargaining .agent.
Stengren, chairman of the
Philosophy Department; Hepler,
professor of English and Spece,
chairman of the Accounting
Department, collected 306 faculty
member signatures and believe
there should be an election because
more than half the faculty has expressed the desire to vote.
The University also filed an
appeal of the MERC decision and
believes the matter should come to a
vote.
However, with the FA membership figures approaching the
majority mark the situation could
change since both appeals are based
on the fact that more than half the
faculty want an election.
Clason believes once the FA
• obtains a majority of the faculty
things should be different, at least he
hopes it.will. "The people who have
joined have joined because they had
to," Clason said. "The more people
on the inside:
Central at fertedij jtadget cuts-Page 3
JtototyMfer seniors-Page 5
Chips lost t»^raiiHt,7NiS^Page 11
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